Stream24 is a multistreaming platform that lets you broadcast to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and more — all at the same time, from one place. This guide covers the complete setup from account creation to your first simultaneous live broadcast.

What you need before you start

• A Stream24 account (free 7-day trial — no credit card required)
• An active stream key from each platform you want to go live on
• A streaming source: OBS, any RTMP encoder, or the Stream24 browser RTMP mode
• A stable internet connection with at least 10 Mbps upload speed

Step 1: Create your Stream24 account

1. Go to app.stream24.io and click "Start Free Trial"
2. Enter your email and create a password
3. Verify your email address from the confirmation email
4. Log in to your dashboard — you will see your unique Stream24 RTMP ingest URL and stream key

Step 2: Add your streaming destinations

1. From your dashboard, click Destinations in the left menu
2. Click Add Destination and select the platform (e.g. YouTube)
3. Paste your stream key from that platform into the field provided
4. Toggle the destination to Enabled
5. Repeat for each platform you want to stream to

Step 3: Connect your streaming source

Stream24 accepts streams from any RTMP encoder. The most common setup is OBS Studio:

1. Open OBS → go to Settings → Stream
2. Set Service to Custom
3. Paste your Stream24 RTMP server URL into the Server field
4. Paste your Stream24 stream key into the Stream Key field
5. Click Apply and then OK

Step 4: Go live

1. In OBS, click Start Streaming
2. In your Stream24 dashboard, click Go Live (or it will activate automatically when your encoder connects)
3. Within 10–30 seconds, your stream will appear on all enabled destination platforms

Which platforms are supported?

A stream key is a unique code that authorises your streaming software to broadcast to your account on a platform. You need one from each platform you want to stream to.

Where to find stream keys on each platform

YouTube

1. Go to YouTube Studio (studio.youtube.com)
2. Click Go Live in the top right
3. Select Stream from the three options
4. Under Stream Settings, find your Stream key — copy it

Facebook

1. Go to your Facebook Page (not personal profile)
2. Click Live Video from the "Create" menu
3. Select Use Stream Key
4. Copy the stream key shown — also copy the Server URL

Twitch

1. Go to dashboard.twitch.tv
2. Click your profile icon → Creator Dashboard
3. Go to Settings → Stream
4. Under Stream Key & Preferences, click Copy

TikTok

1. Open TikTok on mobile → tap + → LIVE
2. Tap Go Live with a PC
3. Your stream key and server URL will be displayed

Adding stream keys to Stream24

1. Log into app.stream24.io
2. Click Destinations in the left navigation
3. Click Add Destination
4. Select the platform from the dropdown
5. Paste your stream key into the Stream Key field
6. For platforms that require a separate server URL (Facebook, LinkedIn), also paste that
7. Toggle the destination to Enabled
8. Click Save

A lagging or buffering stream frustrates viewers and damages your live broadcast. The good news: most stream lag has a clear cause and a quick fix. Work through these checks in order.

Step 1: Test your upload speed

1. Go to fast.com or speedtest.net
2. Run a speed test — note your upload speed in Mbps
3. For stable 1080p streaming to multiple platforms, you need at least 10–15 Mbps upload
4. If your upload is below 10 Mbps, reduce your bitrate or drop to 720p

Step 2: Reduce your bitrate

Your bitrate must be well below your maximum upload speed to allow headroom for network fluctuations. Use these targets:

Step 3: Check your network stability

1. Use a wired ethernet connection instead of Wi-Fi wherever possible
2. Close other applications or devices using heavy bandwidth (video calls, downloads)
3. Restart your router and modem
4. If on Wi-Fi, move closer to your router or switch to a 5GHz band

Step 4: Check OBS encoder settings

1. In OBS, go to Settings → Output → Streaming
2. Set Encoder to x264 (software) or your GPU encoder (NVENC/AMF/VideoToolbox)
3. Set CPU Usage Preset (x264) to veryfast or superfast — this reduces CPU load
4. Ensure Bitrate matches the table above for your target quality

Step 5: Restart your stream

1. Stop streaming in OBS
2. Wait 10 seconds
3. Start streaming again
4. Check if the issue persists

OBS Studio is the most popular free streaming software and works seamlessly with Stream24. This guide covers the complete setup in under 5 minutes.

Step 1: Get your Stream24 RTMP credentials

1. Log into app.stream24.io
2. From your dashboard, find your RTMP Server URL and Stream Key
3. Copy both values — you will need them in OBS

Step 2: Configure OBS stream settings

1. Open OBS Studio
2. Click Settings (bottom right) → go to Stream tab
3. Set Service to Custom...
4. Paste your Stream24 RTMP URL into the Server field
5. Paste your Stream24 stream key into the Stream Key field
6. Click Apply then OK

Step 3: Configure recommended output settings

1. In Settings, go to Output → Streaming
2. Set Encoder to NVENC (if you have NVIDIA GPU) or x264
3. Set Bitrate to 4000–6000 kbps for 1080p
4. Set Keyframe Interval to 2 seconds
5. Set Profile to main or high

Step 4: Start streaming

1. Click Start Streaming in OBS
2. Check your Stream24 dashboard — it should show an active stream within 10–15 seconds
3. Verify your destinations are all showing as live

Bitrate is the single most important setting affecting your stream quality and stability. Too low and your stream looks pixelated. Too high and it lags or drops.

Recommended bitrate settings by platform

Audio bitrate

Always use at least 128 kbps for audio. 160–320 kbps is recommended for music streams. Set audio codec to AAC.

How to set bitrate in OBS

1. Open OBS → Settings → Output
2. Select Advanced output mode
3. Under Streaming, set your Bitrate
4. Set Keyframe Interval to 2
5. Click Apply

Cloud Pull is one of Stream24's most powerful and unique features. Instead of sending a stream from your computer, Stream24 fetches the stream from a URL on the server side and broadcasts it everywhere. This means you can go live without any encoding software, even from your phone.

What can you stream with Cloud Pull?

• Internet radio stations (Icecast, Shoutcast, or any HTTP audio stream)
• Direct video stream URLs (MP4, HLS, RTMP)
• Church audio/video broadcast feeds
• Corporate webinar or event feeds
• Any publicly accessible audio or video URL

How to set up Cloud Pull

1. Log into app.stream24.io (Pro plan required)
2. On your dashboard, select Cloud Pull as your source mode
3. Paste the URL of the stream you want to pull (e.g. your radio station stream URL)
4. Set a stream title (optional)
5. Make sure your desired destinations are enabled
6. Click Go Live

Supported URL formats

Which plan should I choose?

• Free Trial — Start here. Full platform access for 7 days, no credit card needed.
• Starter — Best for creators streaming to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, LinkedIn, and TikTok. 1080p quality, full analytics.
• Pro — Best for serious broadcasters, churches, businesses, and radio stations. All 13 platforms, Cloud Pull, Local File, Custom RTMP, and embed player.

Billing options

All paid plans are available monthly, every 6 months (10% saving), or annually (approximately 10% off). Payments are processed securely via Paystack.

Destinations are the platforms your stream is sent to. You can add up to 13 platforms on the Pro plan. See the stream key guide to find your keys on each platform.

In OBS, go to Stats (View → Stats) to monitor dropped frames in real time. If "Dropped frames (Network)" is above 0%, your connection is the bottleneck. If "Dropped frames (Rendering)" is above 0%, your CPU or GPU is the bottleneck.

Local File streaming lets you broadcast pre-recorded content as if it were live. Supported formats include MP4, MOV, MKV, MP3, and WAV. Files up to 2GB are supported. You can choose to loop the file or play it once. The file is automatically deleted from Stream24 servers when the stream ends.

Your 7-day free trial starts immediately after email verification. You get access to RTMP streaming to YouTube and Facebook at 720p. Upgrade at any time to unlock more platforms and features.

• RTMP / Encoder — Available on all plans. Connect OBS, vMix, or any hardware encoder.
• Cloud Pull — Pro plan only. Stream24 fetches your source from a URL. No software needed.
• Local File — Pro plan only. Upload an MP4 or audio file and stream it as live content.

Mid-stream disconnections are almost always caused by network instability. Use a wired connection and set a static bitrate in OBS. If specific platforms keep disconnecting, verify their stream keys have not expired — stream keys on some platforms (Facebook) expire after 7 days.

YouTube is one of the world's largest live streaming platforms and is supported on all Stream24 plans. This guide walks through the complete setup from finding your YouTube stream key to going live.

Prerequisites

• A YouTube channel with live streaming enabled (channels under 1,000 subscribers may need to wait up to 24 hours after first enabling it)
• A Stream24 account (any plan)
• OBS Studio or any RTMP encoder

Step 1: Enable YouTube Live Streaming

1. Go to YouTube Studio at studio.youtube.com
2. Click Go Live in the top right corner
3. If prompted, enable live streaming on your channel — this may take up to 24 hours to activate on new channels

Step 2: Get your YouTube Stream Key

1. In YouTube Studio, click Go Live
2. Select Stream (not Webcam or Mobile)
3. Under Stream Settings, find your Stream key
4. Click Copy next to the stream key
5. Also note the Stream URL — it should be: rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2

Step 3: Add YouTube to Stream24

1. Log into app.stream24.io
2. Click Destinations in the left menu
3. Click Add Destination and select YouTube
4. Paste your YouTube stream key into the Stream Key field
5. Toggle the destination to Enabled
6. Click Save

Step 4: Configure your stream in YouTube Studio

1. Back in YouTube Studio Live, set your stream Title and Description
2. Set Visibility to Public, Unlisted, or Private
3. Set Category and any other metadata
4. YouTube will show your stream as "Preview" until viewers arrive

Step 5: Go live

1. Start streaming from OBS (or your encoder) pointing to Stream24
2. YouTube will detect your stream and go live automatically within 20–30 seconds
3. Check your YouTube channel to confirm the stream is active

YouTube streaming limits

Facebook Live supports streaming from Pages, Profiles, and Groups. For professional broadcasting, always stream to a Facebook Page rather than a personal profile — Pages offer better analytics, scheduling, and audience reach.

Facebook Live: Page vs Profile

Step 1: Get your Facebook stream key

1. Go to your Facebook Page (not your personal timeline)
2. Click Live Video from the Create menu (or go to facebook.com/live/producer)
3. Select Streaming Software
4. Click Use Persistent Stream Key for a key that does not expire
5. Copy both the Stream Key and the Server URL

Step 2: Add Facebook to Stream24

1. Log into app.stream24.io
2. Go to Destinations → Add Destination → Facebook
3. Paste your Facebook Stream Key into the Stream Key field
4. Paste the Server URL into the Stream URL field
5. Toggle to Enabled and click Save

Step 3: Go live on Facebook

1. Start streaming from OBS or your encoder
2. In Facebook Live Producer, you will see a preview of your stream appear
3. Click Go Live in Facebook Live Producer to publish the stream publicly

Twitch is the leading live streaming platform for gaming and creative content. Stream24 supports Twitch on all plans. Note that Twitch's Partner programme restricts simultaneous streaming to other platforms — check your partnership agreement if you are a Twitch Partner.

Step 1: Find your Twitch stream key

1. Go to dashboard.twitch.tv
2. Click your profile icon (top right) → Creator Dashboard
3. In the left menu, go to Settings → Stream
4. Under Stream Key & Preferences, click Copy next to your primary stream key
5. Click the eye icon to reveal it if you need to verify it

Step 2: Add Twitch to Stream24

1. Log into app.stream24.io
2. Go to Destinations → Add Destination → Twitch
3. Paste your Twitch stream key
4. Toggle to Enabled and click Save

Recommended Twitch settings

Stream24's free trial is designed to let you experience the platform with no commitment. Here is exactly what you get and what the limits are.

What is included

What is not included in the free trial

• Streaming to TikTok, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Kick, Rumble, and other platforms (Starter or Pro required)
• 1080p streaming quality (Starter or Pro required)
• Cloud Pull streaming from a URL (Pro required)
• Local File streaming (Pro required)
• Embeddable player (Starter or Pro required)

What happens when the trial ends?

When your 7-day free trial expires, your account remains active but streaming is paused. You will receive email reminders before and on expiry. To continue streaming, upgrade to Starter ($10/mo) or Pro ($29/mo) from your dashboard.

How to upgrade from the free trial

1. Log into app.stream24.io
2. Click Upgrade or go to app.stream24.io/subscribe
3. Choose Starter or Pro
4. Select your billing period (monthly, 6 months, or annual)
5. Complete payment via Paystack

Upgrading your Stream24 plan takes less than 2 minutes and activates immediately after payment.

How to upgrade

1. Log into app.stream24.io
2. Click the Upgrade button in your dashboard, or go directly to app.stream24.io/subscribe
3. Choose Starter ($10/mo) or Pro ($29/mo)
4. Select your billing period: Monthly, 6 months (10% saving), or Annual (~10% off)
5. Enter your payment details and complete checkout via Paystack
6. Your plan upgrades immediately upon successful payment

What unlocks after upgrading

Billing periods

• Monthly — Billed each month. Cancel any time.
• 6 Months — Pay once every 6 months. Save approximately 10% vs monthly.
• Annual — Pay once per year. Save approximately 10% vs monthly.

You can cancel your Stream24 subscription at any time. Here is exactly what happens when you cancel and how access is affected.

How to cancel

1. Email support@stream24.io with the subject line: "Cancel Subscription"
2. Include the email address associated with your Stream24 account
3. Our team will process your cancellation and confirm via email within 24 hours

What happens after cancellation

• Your plan remains fully active until the end of your current billing period
• You will not be charged again after the current period ends
• After expiry, your account reverts to a free/inactive state — streaming is paused
• Your destinations and settings are saved — you can reactivate at any time

Thinking of cancelling? Consider these alternatives

• Downgrade to Starter — If Pro is too much, Starter at $10/mo still gives you 5 platforms and 1080p
• Switch to annual billing — Saves approximately 10% compared to monthly
• Pause instead of cancel — Contact us to discuss options if you need a temporary break

These settings are optimised specifically for multistreaming through Stream24 at 1080p. They balance quality, stability, and CPU efficiency across all destination platforms.

Output settings (Streaming)

In OBS: Settings → Output → select Advanced mode

Video settings

In OBS: Settings → Video

Audio settings

In OBS: Settings → Audio

Stream settings

In OBS: Settings → Stream

For lower-end PCs

If you experience high CPU usage or dropped frames, apply these reductions:

• Lower resolution to 1280x720
• Reduce bitrate to 2500–3000 kbps
• Set x264 CPU preset to superfast
• Drop frame rate to 30fps if streaming at 60fps

Stream latency is the delay between what happens in front of your camera and when viewers see it. For interactive streams (Q&A, gaming, events), minimising this delay is important for audience engagement.

Understanding latency types

Platform-specific low latency settings

YouTube

1. In YouTube Studio Live, go to Stream Settings
2. Under Latency, select Low latency or Ultra low latency
3. Note: Ultra low latency on YouTube disables DVR (rewind) functionality

Twitch

1. Go to Twitch Creator Dashboard → Settings → Stream
2. Enable Low Latency Mode
3. Twitch low latency typically achieves 2–5 seconds for viewers using the Twitch web player

Facebook

Facebook does not currently offer user-selectable latency modes. Typical Facebook Live latency is 10–20 seconds regardless of settings.

OBS settings to minimise latency

1. Set Keyframe Interval to 1 second (instead of 2) — this reduces buffer size at the cost of slightly higher bitrate
2. Use NVENC or hardware encoding to reduce encoding delay
3. Disable B-frames in NVENC settings (Max B-frames: 0)
4. Use a wired ethernet connection — Wi-Fi adds jitter and buffering

Viewer-side latency

Some latency is unavoidable and occurs on the viewer's end, not yours. Platform CDN processing, viewer's device performance, and playback buffer settings all contribute. You can only control your encoder and upload settings — not what happens after Stream24 receives your stream.

Stream24's embedded player lets you broadcast your live stream directly on your own website — no YouTube player, no Facebook frame. It is token-secured and works on any domain automatically.

How to get your embed code

1. Log into app.stream24.io
2. Click Embed Player in the left navigation
3. Copy your unique embed token URL — it looks like this:

4. Copy the full iframe embed code displayed on the page

Add to your website

WordPress

1. In your WordPress editor, add a Custom HTML block
2. Paste the iframe code
3. Update or publish the page

Webflow

1. Add an Embed element to your page
2. Paste the iframe code into the embed field
3. Publish your site

Any HTML site

Paste the iframe code directly into your page HTML where you want the player to appear:

Embed player features

• Works on any domain — no whitelist configuration needed
• Token-secured — only the holder of the embed URL can use it
• Auto-reconnects if the stream drops and restarts
• Shows offline state when no stream is active
• Responsive — scales with your container width

Regenerate your embed token

If your embed URL is shared without authorisation, you can regenerate your token from the Embed Player page in your dashboard. This immediately invalidates the old token.

AV sync issues — where audio and video are noticeably offset from each other — are one of the most common live streaming problems. Here is how to diagnose and fix them.

Identify the direction of the problem

• Audio ahead of video — lips move before sound is heard. Add a video delay offset.
• Video ahead of audio — sound is heard before lips move. Add an audio delay offset in OBS.

Fix 1: Set correct audio sample rate in OBS

1. Go to OBS Settings → Audio
2. Set Sample Rate to 44100 Hz (44.1 kHz)
3. This must match your audio interface or microphone's sample rate
4. Click Apply and restart your stream

Fix 2: Add audio delay offset in OBS

1. In OBS, right-click your audio source in the Audio Mixer
2. Click Advanced Audio Settings
3. Adjust the Sync Offset (ms) value
4. Add a positive value (e.g. +200ms) if audio is ahead of video
5. Add a negative value (e.g. -200ms) if video is ahead of audio
6. Test in 50ms increments until sync is correct

Fix 3: Check for hardware processing delays

Some hardware introduces delay:

• Capture cards (e.g. Elgato) often add 40–200ms video delay — compensate with an audio delay
• HDMI switchers or converters can add latency to one signal
• Bluetooth microphones or headphones add significant audio delay (100–400ms)

Fix 4: Restart your stream

AV sync drift that worsens over time (audio and video gradually falling out of sync) is usually caused by sample rate mismatch or a clock drift between your audio and video sources. Stop and restart your stream to reset the buffer.

Blurry, pixelated, or blocky video during your stream indicates that your bitrate is too low to carry the amount of visual information at your chosen resolution and frame rate. Here is how to identify the cause and fix it.

The most common causes

• Bitrate too low — The most common cause. Not enough data per second to represent the image clearly
• Wrong output resolution — Canvas set to 1080p but output scaled down to 720p or less
• Wrong downscale filter — Using a low-quality downscaler
• Platform transcoding — Platform is re-encoding at lower quality for some viewers

Fix 1: Increase your bitrate

1. In OBS, go to Settings → Output → Streaming
2. Increase Bitrate to at least 4000 kbps for 1080p 30fps
3. For 1080p 60fps, use 6000–8000 kbps
4. Ensure your upload speed can sustain the bitrate — run a speed test at fast.com

Fix 2: Check your output resolution in OBS

1. Go to OBS Settings → Video
2. Ensure Output (Scaled) Resolution is set to 1920x1080
3. Set Downscale Filter to Lanczos for best quality

Fix 3: Set correct encoder profile

1. Go to OBS Settings → Output → Advanced
2. Set Profile to high (not baseline or main)
3. This allows better compression efficiency at the same bitrate

Fix 4: High-motion content

Fast-moving content (gaming, sports, concerts) requires significantly more bitrate than static content. If your stream looks fine during still scenes but pixelates during fast movement:

• Increase bitrate by 1000–2000 kbps
• Switch from 30fps to 60fps (requires more bitrate but handles motion better)
• Use NVENC or hardware encoding which handles motion more efficiently than x264

Stream24 is built to work with or without OBS. Here are your options depending on how you want to stream.

Ways to stream without OBS

When you do need OBS (or an encoder)

You need OBS or an encoder if you want to:

• Stream from a webcam or capture card on your PC
• Add scenes, overlays, lower-thirds, or graphics to your stream
• Mix multiple video sources (camera + screen capture)
• Add audio from a mixer or professional audio interface

Alternatives to OBS

Any software or hardware that supports RTMP output works with Stream24:

• StreamLabs OBS — OBS with built-in alerts and widgets
• vMix — Professional live production software
• Wirecast — Broadcast-grade encoder
• Hardware encoders — Teradek, Magewell, AJA
• Stream24 mobile app — iOS and Android, no PC required